Originally posted by stevebrot I am curious...are those fortified churches?
Steve
Hi Steve, I made these shots during my trip to Armenia. This country is full of such
architectonic gems. As this is not a restful region, they had good reasons historically to fortify the churches and monasteries.
Lot of Armenian churches can be found in neighbouring countries, too (mainly in Iran and Georgia), while in other countries the destiny of their cultural relics was not so pleasant. Almost everything had been destroyed in the territory of Azerbaijan and Nakhchivan, well regrettably also in Turkey. There's war in Syria and Iraq and many Christian constructions are wasted, too.